Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.43 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Fort Scott doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Fort Scott are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.69% of adults in Fort Scott having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Fort Scott in 2022 was $31,273, which is lower middle income relative to Kansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,092 for a family of four. However, Fort Scott contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Fort Scott home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Scott residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fort Scott include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Fort Scott is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
